Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Title: The empire of necessity : slavery, freedom, and deception in the New World Author: Grandin, Greg, 1962- Edition: First edition. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2014. Description: xiv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Summary: Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno, " tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates. Subjects: Delano, Amasa, 1763-1823. Slavery -- South America -- History -- 19th century. Slave trade -- South America -- History -- 19th century. Slave rebellions -- South America -- History -- 19th century. ISBN 9780805094534 (hardcover) Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
